From Monday, May 11 until Wednesday, May 13, the NVU-Lyndon Athletics social media pages hosted the annual Athletic Awards Celebration. The Athletics Department and Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) planned a social media takeover in light of the move to remote learning so that student athletes could still be celebrated. They were joined by Northern Vermont University President Elaine Collins, NVU Associate Dean of Athletics Jamey Ventura, and NVU-Lyndon Director of Athletics Chris Gilmore.
Over the three days, students were celebrated for their academic and athletic achievements with various awards, along with recognition of coaches, teams, and fans.
Dudley Bell Most Outstanding Male and Female Athletes
Alissa Mitchell, Women’s Basketball
Zach Falkenburg, Men’s Basketball
Green and Gold Awards
Alisha Celley, Women’s Basketball
Neal Mulligan, Men’s Basketball
Champions of Character
All NVU-Lyndon Hornet spring athletes
Highest Team GPA’s
- Women’s Tennis (3.53)
- Women’s Soccer (3.41)
- Women’s Basketball (3.36)
Team Awards
Women’s Tennis, Most Valuable Player
Oo Mai Be
Women’s Tennis, Coaches Award
Ro Ze Yar
Men’s Tennis, Coaches Award
Patrick Wickstrom
Volleyball, Grit Award
Vanessa Soares
Volleyball, Most Improved Player
Cassie Black
Men’s Soccer, Most Valuable Player
Caleb Derbyshire
Men’s Soccer, Frank Spears Award
Jeremiah Heyliger
Women’s Soccer, Coaches Award
Tori McCormack
Women’s Soccer, Autumn Fahey Award
Madison Reardon
Men’s Cross Country, Most Valuable Player
Chris Chichester
Men’s Cross Country, Coaches Award
Peter Gilding
Women’s Cross Country, Most Valuable Player
Zosia Prince
Women’s Cross Country, Coaches Award
Isabelle Tuggle
Men’s Basketball, Michael Tessier Award
Zach Falkenburg
Men’s Basketball, Most Outstanding Teammate
Damon Denteh
Men’s Basketball, Hornet Core Values Award
Jahleel Gabriel
Women’s Basketball, Defensive Player of the Year
Alissa Mitchell
Women’s Basketball, The Hornet Way Award
Rylee Moore
Women’s Lacrosse, Teammate of the Year
Paige Daley
Men’s Lacrosse, Teammate of the Year
Gino Bonaventura
Softball, Queen Bee Award
Cecilia Chamul
Baseball, Claude Piche Award
Matt Page
Women’s Track & Field, Coaches Award
Jessica Hillman
Men’s Track & Field, Coaches Award
Kevin Desmond
Student Athlete Advisory Council Awards
SAAC Coach of the Year
Ben Arsenault, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Lacrosse
SAAC Fan of the Year
Tyler McInnis
SAAC Superlatives
Most Swagger
Fahari Achinda
Most Sideline Energy
Oo Mai Be
Most Likely to Make Teammates Laugh
Paige Daley
Most Likely to Miss the Bus
Raeven Beaudry
Best Play/Performance in a Single Contest
Zosia Prince, 2nd Place finish at NAC Championships
Congratulations to all of NVU-Lyndon’s student athletes!
Feature Photo provided by NVU-Lyndon Athletics.